Maayan Schechter
Maayan Schechter
Reporter, Producer
Maayan Schechter (My-yahn Schek-ter) is a news reporter with SC Public Radio and ETV. She worked at South Carolina newspapers for a decade, previously working as a reporter and then editor of The State’s S.C. State House and politics team, and as a reporter at the Aiken Standard and the Greenville News. She grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Asheville in 2013.
Stories
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100 days out: SC Dems aim to boost voter engagement before 1st in nation primary
October 27, 2023There are 100 days to go until the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary. And while the South Carolina GOP primary is catching all the buzz — presidential hopefuls include former Gov. Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott — the state's Democratic Party chairwoman doesn't... -
SC's House Republicans back Mike Johnson for speaker after weeks of GOP infighting
October 25, 2023After 22 days without a permanent leader, House Republicans on Wednesday elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the next speaker. Johnson, of Louisiana, succeeds former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted earlier this month when eight Republicans, who included South Carolina's 1st... -
Ex-Columbia city councilwoman wins Democratic vote for Richland County SC Senate seat
October 25, 2023Former Columbia City Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine on Tuesday won a four-way Democratic primary race for an open Richland County-based Senate seat. Devine finished the race with nearly 52% of the vote, or 2,508 votes, helping her to avoid a runoff next month against... -
Mace says anti-McCarthy Republicans will take punishment if it means Jordan is speaker
October 20, 2023The U.S. House Republicans who voted this month to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy say they'll face the consequences for their vote if it means Jim Jordan's GOP critics will elect him speaker. That punishment could include censure or getting removed from the House GOP... -
Tim Scott 4th presidential candidate to file for SC's GOP primary
October 16, 2023U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on Monday filed the formal paperwork to run in South Carolina's Feb. 24 Republican presidential primary. The North Charleston Republican is now the fourth candidate to file for the first-in-the-South primary ballot. He follows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis... -
SC's Graham says Trump's swipes at Netanyahu amid Israel-Hamas war 'not helpful'
October 13, 2023U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday that now is the time to stand behind Israel in a message to Americans, Israel and South Carolinians. But the message also was in part to Graham's ally, former President Donald Trump, who's received condemnation for his recent remark that...